Calm Before the Storm

[Verse 1]

My father used to work the seam far below the ground

Digging for the coal to melt the steel

But now he stands a lonely man idle and forlorn

Just like the iron wheels that took him down (down...)

[Chorus]

I can't stop my tears from falling, falling down like rain

Your words of wisdom call to me

I hang my head in shame

We're living in the calm before the storm

We're living in the calm before the storm

[Verse 2]

He used to be the fisherman who sailed the mighty sea

Searching for the harvest from the deep

But now the fleets are rusting hulks anchored at the quay

Floating on a cold gray empty sea

[Chorus]

I can't stop my tears from falling, falling down like rain

Your words of wisdom call to me

I hang my head in shame

We're living in the calm before the storm

We're living in the calm before the storm

[Bridge]

My father was a working man, he gave his life to me

His spirit reaches out through time and guides my destiny

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

I can't stop my tears from falling, falling down like rain

Your words of wisdom call to me

I hang my head in shame

We're living in the calm before the storm

We're living in the calm before the storm

We're living in the calm before the storm

We're living in the calm before the storm